RACE TO THE BOTTOM

During the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, Adidas, Nike, and Puma played anything but fair, insisted War on Want, an anti-poverty charity that accused to the sportswear giants of exploiting their workers in Bangladesh. In Race to the Bottom, a report released in March, the organization documented evidence of illegal work hours, dismal wages, sexual harassment, and physical violence in six factories contracted by Adidas, Nike, or Puma.